A Braw Day

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Richt fair the day A aften saw

When Standard English gans awa

An bairns git a bonnie treat

An teachers dress in tartan

Fae their bonnie heids tae their tappin feet

Aye, BURNS DAY

When the Oxford Dictionary’s pit awa

An wee Jimmy an Mary tak tae the ha

Fir a dose o Highland fling

An a braw bit sang tae sing

Until the morn when the school bell tolls

An yon Standard rises crushin souls

An Burns an his entourage retire in defeat

An soundless bairns “please repeat”

The way I say my peas and gravy

You see, my Standard has a navy.

Alan

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Published by Alan Addison

Before graduating in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh in 1995, I worked as a master joiner/carpenter. Following graduation from university, I studied for a post-graduate diploma in Community Education and worked as a literacy tutor in Community Learning and Development. I have gained education awards and published an academic paper on the use of Scots language in family literacy work. I have produced teachers' notes for the Scottish Book Trust. My first work of fiction, Justified Sinner, was completed in 2016. Since then I have published three more novels in the JP Associate series.

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